Defn: An intermediate depot or station between one commercial city or country and another. Mitford.
INTERPOSITION
In`ter*po*si"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpositio a putting between,
insertion, fr. interponere, interpositum: cf. F. interposition. See
Interpone, Position.]
1. The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
2. The thing interposed.
INTERPOSURE
In`ter*po"sure, n.
Defn: Interposition. [Obs.]
INTERPRET In*ter"pret, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interpreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interpreting.] Etym: [F. interprêter, L. interpretari, p. p. interpretatus, fr. interpre interpeter, agent, negotiator; inter between + (prob.) the root of pretium price. See Price.]
1. To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; — applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech. Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matt. i. 23. And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Gen. xli. 8.
2. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.
Syn. — To translate; explain; solve; render; expound; elucidate; decipher; unfold; unravel.